Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 11/09/07 12:44

Gordon wrote:
> On Nov 9, 10:32 am, Jonas Werres <jo...@example.org> wrote:
>> Gordon wrote:
>>> but am limited to PHP 4 on the server on which it will run
>> Change that. It's totally insane to design a new software for a platform
>> which will be supported for less than a year from now on.
>
> I would if I could, but I'm just teh code monkey, and the system
> that's being replaced has to remain operational on it. Said system
> is, like I said, not coded to a very maintainable standard, and
> updating the PHP version it's running under would almost certainly
> cause it to break in some way.
>
>

I agree with Jonas on this. At least try the old system on PHP 5. If
it was not using any of the OO features, chances are it will not require
many (if any) changes.

You need to move sooner or later. Why lock yourself into PHP with your
new code?

I also agree with Pavel - you need to look at your design again. The
fact you're running into this problem shows it's in trouble, and that
will get worse.

But I don't necessarily agree with the fup to only comp.object.

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